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Rachel
Orphaned at age 3 months Rachel was was taken in by her grandparents. They were increasingly unable to feed and care for their growing granddaughter. In 2007, 4-year-old Rachel came to her new home at Rafiki Village Zambia where she has thrived. Now in Senior Secondary School, Rachel is is a strong student who studies hard but still has time for fun. She especially enjoys taking her turn on one of the Village bicycles. Rachel says God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child through faith in Jesus Christ. She has learned that He wants her to live in a way that pleases Him in all she does.
DOB: Jul 21, 2003
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Phoebe
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Yeani
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Moses
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Ruth
Ruth’s mother died in September 2002, her father is unknown. After her mother’s death, she lived with her aunts and uncles who were unable to care...
Centia
Centia’s father died before she was born and her mother died when she was about seven months old. Centia and her siblings were divided among...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005 and his father in 2006. He then lived with his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned children. The aunt...
Dan
Both of Dan's parents are deceased and Dan was put in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle. The social welfare office requested help for...
Lemmy
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Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old. Catherine was brought to Rafiki on December 4,...
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003. Although he had four older siblings, there was no adult family able to provide care for...
Sarah
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Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died. Her grandparents had the responsibility of caring for many...
Pierre
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Eltonia
Eltonia’s father died in 2007 and her mother died in 2009. The grandmother took Eltonia and her younger brother Kwaku in and attempted to provide...
Hannah
Hannah’s mother died in 2008; her father died in 2009. No details are known. Since then she has been cared for by a teacher at a primary school....
Kilonzi
Kilonzi came to the Rafiki Foundation from the Kitui Baby Home in Nairobi, Kenya where he had been since February 5, 2005. His elderly grandparent...
George
When George’s mother and father died he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt. She cared for George for two years and struggled to...
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother went to live with their grandparents. The grandmother found it very difficult to...
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known of his family. He was placed at a local baby’s home in Kitui. Kelvin was brought to Rafiki Village...
Nancy
Nancy was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother when her parents died. Her grandmother cared for many extended family members and had no...
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother were left as orphans when their father died in 2009, their mother had died in 2007. An aunt offered to care for the...
Aaron
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